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Vineyard Adventures @ the Zoo?

Hello All, I've followed TT for advice what to do & where to eat in Toledo since we moved here 2.5 years ago. You all are a very helpful bunch. Finally started my own account, and now I have a question perhaps someone could help me with...

We recently found out about the Vineyard Adventures (an evening of wine tasting, appetizers and live music) at the Toledo Zoo. It sounds interesting but its not cheap, at $40/person. I think the next one is held at the Arctic Encounters exhibit. Has anyone been to these events at the zoo? Are they worth the cost, would you recommend?

Thanks!

created by lrink on Jan 05, 2011 at 09:57:51 pm     Entertainment     Comments: 8

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I haven't been but would like to know more too!

posted by toledolen_ on Jan 05, 2011 at 10:49:34 pm     #  

I have not been either, but I would like to know more as well.

posted by OhioKimono on Jan 06, 2011 at 11:31:58 am     #  

Take pictures!

posted by tlm0000 on Jan 06, 2011 at 12:15:16 pm     #  

My husband and I have been going to the wine tastings for over 6 years. We attend at least three every year with a group of friends. It is well worth the money.

The food is fantastic and there is plenty. It is an adventure to try all the different wines. My taste is white wines and my husband's is red so we cover them all.

Please attend one, you will come back for more.

posted by babaplh on Jan 07, 2011 at 02:52:30 pm     #  

That sounds good. We'll give it a try and report back!

posted by lrink on Jan 07, 2011 at 05:23:15 pm     #  

I will be at this upcoming one! I did the zoo brew last year and had a blast. I like these little events they put on there.

posted by avinsurer on Jan 07, 2011 at 07:57:54 pm     #  

And I heard the band will be playing "That Little Old Wine-Drinker, Me", by Dean Martin. "I'm prayin', for a rain in, Califoooornia....".

posted by Wulf on Jan 08, 2011 at 02:07:02 am     #  

We checked it out. The wine event was held at the Arctic Encounter. Unfortunately the polar bear only came out once, to take a poop in the water, then he went back to sleep. There was definitely a ton of wine. For the $40 ticket, there was no limit to how much you could taste. I think there were 6 sparkling wines, 3 pinot noirs, 4+ chardonnays, a set up of blind taste testing of about 6 wines that we didn't try and a champagne fountain (using a relatively cheap one, Yellow Tail) We thought the wine quality was great with a huge variety. Definitely worth the money. The food was good. There were little BBQ pork sliders, stuffed mushrooms, etc. and great desserts. Definitely filled us up in lieu of having dinner. One of the drawbacks was that it was only 2 hrs in length and they stopped pouring precisely at 9. (We made the mistake of not getting there until 7:30 - won't do that again). Another thing we didn't like was that it seemed much too crowded. Way too many people for the space. For most of the night we had to stand in a cramped little circle and elbow through the crowd when we wanted to try a different wine. All in all, it was a good event and we will likely go back! Next time we'll show up precisely at 7 pm in order to get a table and have time to try everything.

posted by lrink on Jan 25, 2011 at 05:45:21 pm     #  

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